Wed 29th Oct – Sat 1st Nov 2014

'Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth…’

1789. Australia. A penal colony. A play.

The first ship has just arrived at Botany Bay. Forced into an unprecedented situation, in an alien country, convicts and officers alike are homesick, disorientated, and at a loss. Tensions are running high. And then one of the youngest, lowest ranking officers has an idea: organising the convicts to put on a play….